Table 228A_c Adults who rate their health care in the past year 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
13.8 |
0.4 |
24.0 |
1.2 |
17.3 |
0.9 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
16.9 |
0.6 |
29.5 |
1.8 |
21.8 |
1.4 |
15.9 |
1.1 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
23.1 |
2.0 |
17.9 |
1.8 |
14.2 |
1.1 |
9.2 |
0.7 |
65 and over |
9.2 |
0.7 |
10.3 |
1.6 |
10.8 |
1.4 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
Gender |
Male |
14.1 |
0.6 |
25.9 |
2.4 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
15.1 |
1.0 |
10.3 |
0.8 |
Female |
13.6 |
0.4 |
23.0 |
1.3 |
16.5 |
1.0 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
12.8 |
0.4 |
22.6 |
1.5 |
16.3 |
1.0 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
Black, single race |
18.6 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
2.5 |
22.7 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
2.1 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
Asian, single race |
20.4 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
22.5 |
3.3 |
19.7 |
3.4 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
18.5 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
13.6 |
0.4 |
25.2 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
12.4 |
0.4 |
24.0 |
1.7 |
15.5 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
18.4 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
2.6 |
22.3 |
2.1 |
15.3 |
2.1 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
Hispanic |
16.2 |
0.9 |
17.4 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
19.6 |
0.9 |
25.0 |
1.9 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
19.7 |
1.9 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
High school graduate |
14.3 |
0.7 |
22.0 |
2.0 |
16.8 |
1.4 |
15.2 |
1.1 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
At least some college |
11.7 |
0.5 |
25.4 |
2.7 |
15.5 |
1.5 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
10.3 |
0.6 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
12.2 |
0.5 |
22.4 |
2.7 |
16.3 |
1.4 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
Public only |
24.7 |
1.3 |
25.9 |
1.7 |
23.7 |
2.4 |
23.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
28.9 |
1.8 |
36.1 |
3.5 |
29.0 |
3.1 |
24.8 |
3.3 |
26.6 |
4.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10.7 |
1.3 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
12.0 |
2.3 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
8.1 |
0.9 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
11.4 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
Medicare and other public |
10.8 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.6 |
0.6 |
24.6 |
1.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
11.9 |
0.7 |
23.1 |
2.0 |
14.8 |
1.4 |
12.1 |
1.4 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
Micropolitan |
13.7 |
1.2 |
25.8 |
3.1 |
14.2 |
2.5 |
11.8 |
1.6 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
16.4 |
1.7 |
17.0 |
3.8 |
22.0 |
3.9 |
14.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
16.0 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
17.3 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
13.4 |
0.4 |
24.7 |
1.3 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
Other |
18.9 |
1.4 |
19.6 |
2.7 |
18.6 |
2.6 |
16.4 |
2.2 |
22.2 |
3.9 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
18.4 |
0.9 |
26.6 |
2.2 |
19.2 |
1.8 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
13.9 |
1.6 |
Complex activities |
22.5 |
1.2 |
28.6 |
2.2 |
20.6 |
2.0 |
20.8 |
2.5 |
20.0 |
2.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
12.6 |
0.4 |
22.5 |
1.4 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
13.4 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.